Ben Blewett High School - Brochure Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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we I 0gI'al'l'l OUR LIFE AT BLEWETT Under the direction of Mr. H. H. Mecker, assisted by Mr. E. E. Chiles and the Faculty. When God conceived the world, that was Poetry: He formed it, and that was Scripture: He colored it. and that was Painting, He peopled it with living beings, and that was the grand, divine, eternal Drama. ACT l. The Stars We have the challenge of the mighty line-'W God grant us grace to give the countersignf' Scene l. The lanuary Class l948 Scene Il. The Iune Class i948 ACT ll. The Supporting Cast Behind the curtain's mystic fold The glowing future lies unrolledf' Scenes l. thru VH. The Classes. ACT Ill. The Prop Men Everybody has his own theatre, in which he is manager, actor, prompter, play wright, scene shifter, box keeper, door keeper, all in one, and audience into the bargain. Scenes e- The Activities ACT lV. The Publicity Agents In every field of human endeavor. he that is first must perpetually live in the white light of publicity. Scenes fe The Sports ACT V. The Backdrop Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still. Scenes ff The Features Five

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Ol 2lfUOI All the worlds a staqe, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their en- trances: And man in his time plays many parts. While thinlcinq about the dedicas tion tor the l948 Brochure, We came upon the toreqoinq quotation, written by the immortal William Shake- speare. We were at once impressed by the ease with which we could apply it to Blewett. The more we thouaht about it, the more we real- ized how much Blewett has really been a stage, a setting tor us durina the past tour years. We have had our exits and our entrances, and we have surely played many parts. W'e, therefore dedicate the l948 BRCCHURE to Blewett, the staqe upon which we have performed. Four

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MR. H. H. MECKEB Commercial: Mr. Eranlcenberger, Mr. Glass Miss McDermott. English: Miss Bryant, Miss Coultas, Miss Fitz simmons, Mr. Gallup, Miss Gray, Mr. Martyr, Miss Maus, Miss Smith. Fine Arts: Mrs. Bohnenlcamp, Miss Cable, Mr. Hares. Q-6lClfl!iy The Seniors have indeed been fortunate in having such an able director as Mr. Mecker to help us through one of the most important phases of our careers. He has extended to us his knowledge and appreciation of problems which are bound to arise in connection with a Senior Class. He has helped us through some very difficult situations, and we are sincerely grateful to him for his efforts on our behalf. Language: Miss Forsythe, Miss Robinson, Mrs. Rothman, Mr. Spurr, Miss Zahn. Mathematics: Miss Coakley, Miss Dolan, Mr. Forsman, Mrs. Hoare, Miss McLean, Miss Pfleger. Physical Education: Miss Harrison, Mr. Parker, Mr. Seitz. Bottom Row: Miss Bryant, Mrs. Chambers, Miss Cable, Miss Coultas, Miss Coakley, Mr. DeVilbiss. Second Row: Mr. Chiles, Miss Dolan, Mrs. Hoare, Miss Crecelius, Mrs. Bohnenkamp, Miss Harrison. Top Row: Miss Forsythe, Mr. Eorsman, Mr. Glass, Mr. Hausstette, Mr. Erskine, Miss Forbes, Mr. Bell.